William was son and heir to Henry I, King of England. His death in the White Ship disaster, made his sister Matilda, Holy Roman Empress, heir. Consequently, it set off The Anarchy.
Titles
1120: Atheling
1120: Duke of Normandy
Vitals
b. anti. 05 Aug 1103 Winchester
d. 25 Nov 1120 White Ship Disaster > Barfleur, Normandy
Early Life
p. Matilda of Scotland and Henry I of England
Family
m. Matilda of Anjou. Jun 1119 Lisieux, Normandy[1]
Weir: (christened Alice; alias: Isabella); dau. Fulk V, Count of Anjou and Aremburga (dau. Helias I, Count of Maine)
"Royal Ancestry" D. Richardson 2013 Vol. I p. 12 (i)
William Of England, son and heir apparent, born in 1103. He married at Lisieux in May 1119 Maud (or Mathilde) Of Anjou, daughter of Fulk V, Count of Anjou. He was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship 25 Nov. 1120.
Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books. Epub ISBN: 9781446449110
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Unfortunately neither Charles Cawley in the Medlands database nor Alison Weir give any sources for the triple name. This site http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/henry001.htm just gives her name as Mathilde citing Orderic Vitalis.
Also I don't understand where the LNAB of Adelin for William has come from? It seems very unusual, but perhaps I've missed something.
MedLands says his wife was Alice and adopted the name Maud on marriage. Nobody seems to have a primary source for the name Isabel, though everybody thinks it's the same girl.
Found Normandie-105 - she wasn't married to him but I take it she's supposed to be another version of his wife, from the dates and places, in spite of the LNAB
I had a go at cleaning up some of the input on Wm, first attempt as I haven't had the temerity to do this on any profile before - if you are interested - please have a look..if you think more can be done -please do - I am going to put a bit of bio on his profile as his early death changed history!
Also I don't understand where the LNAB of Adelin for William has come from? It seems very unusual, but perhaps I've missed something.